The Irish Times

‘We feel exploited’: International students on studying in Ireland

Many third-level students from abroad are shocked by the high cost of living

Tue Feb 01 2022 - 00:00

A bridge, a border and two Covid worlds

Cavan has got its Covid numbers down while Donegal lags behind

Thu Nov 26 2020 - 15:28

College in a time of Covid: Are third-level students being short-changed?

Restrictions bring empty campuses, online learning and virtual events but the same fees

Tue Nov 24 2020 - 00:00

International students face ‘extravagant’ fees despite online learning

Students from abroad campaign for rebates on their fees of up to €25,000

Tue Nov 17 2020 - 18:34

Housing crisis set to become a catastrophe, warns Fr Peter McVerry

Campaigners plan national housing march prior to May elections

Thu Apr 25 2019 - 18:03

University challenge: Sorting out your accommodation

As you prepare for college we outline what you might need to know about looking for lodgings

Mon Aug 21 2017 - 02:00

Noel Whelan: A colourful Seanad but hopefully the last of its ilk

The most dramatic shift in the line up of the 43 senators on the vocational panels was the Sinn Féin breakthrough

Fri Apr 29 2016 - 12:25

All you need to know about tight race for those Seanad seats

Sidelights of Irish political life: Car parks, farm lanes and enduring absence from home

Mon Apr 18 2016 - 01:00

Una Mullally: Government must not shaft students yet again

‘Free’ fees already cost €3,247, yet there are plans to burden young people further

Mon Dec 21 2015 - 01:00

Anthea McTeirnan: crisps and pop fuel young to fight back

Broadside: The marriage equality referendum proved that young people do vote

Mon Sept 21 2015 - 16:59

Parties already have more women candidates for election than in 2011

‘The list of women in Irish public life has grown – but change is painfully slow’

Mon Aug 31 2015 - 06:10

Your serve: the reader replies to The Irish Times Women’s Power List

Readers’ nominations include Micheline Sheehy-Skeffington, Moninne Griffith, Louise Bayliss, Maria Walsh, Emily O’Reilly, Emily Logan, Joanne O’Riordan, Catherine Murphy

Mon Jul 06 2015 - 16:00

Students’ union calls for youth vote to be taken seriously

USI seeks automatic registration after young vote ‘mobilised’ by marriage referendum

Mon Jun 29 2015 - 16:50

Berkeley: Irish student community united in grief and shock

Laura Harmon: ‘There can’t have been a parent in Ireland, or around the world, who didn’t want to hear their son or daughter’s voice on learning of the deaths of students in Berkeley’

Thu Jun 18 2015 - 04:55

The young voter engaged, but will they stay with politics?

Same-sex marriage campaign is cool; workaday politics not so much

Mon May 25 2015 - 01:00

Why young voters mobilised for same sex marriage

Catherine Healy on why Ireland’s young people mobilised for marriage equality

Sat May 23 2015 - 13:05

Start-ups look the business as graduates seek to make own way

Entrepreneurship has become a byword for post-collapse recovery in the jobs market

Fri May 22 2015 - 01:30

USI creates #votermotor campaign for polling station trips

Union joins up with GetThere.ie to help voters get home for marriage referendum

Wed May 20 2015 - 20:09

Students set for plane, train and automobile scramble to vote

‘Every vote will count’ say students as they prepare for May 22nd trip home

Tue May 12 2015 - 20:02

Why we need to talk about student sexual assault

Mandatory consent workshops should be introduced for all first-year students

Mon May 04 2015 - 07:09

Garda Commissioner to look at involvement in photocall

Nóirín O’Sullivan says it was not appropriate that garda was part of Yes side photocall

Mon Apr 20 2015 - 13:49

Miriam Lord: Yes Equality seeks to start national conversation

‘I’m Voting Yes – Ask Me Why’ initiative runs risk of speaking to the converted

Fri Apr 10 2015 - 01:00

Yes Equality group plans 40 events nationwide

Umbrella group’s same-sex marriage campaign launched by broadcaster Charlie Bird

Fri Apr 10 2015 - 01:00

New USI president to campaign for increased State investment

NUI Galway graduate Kevin Donoghue wants more funding for higher education

Wed Mar 25 2015 - 17:25

Marriage equality referendum not about ‘parental rights’

New Bill on children’s issues will allow focus of campaign to be on inclusion, Fitzgerald says

Thu Feb 05 2015 - 21:09

Students campaign for Yes vote in same sex marriage vote

‘This is not just about equality, it is about love’

Tue Jan 20 2015 - 15:16

USI to launch campaign seeking ‘yes’ vote for marriage equality

Students’ union president Laura Harmon: Referendum a ‘once-in-a-generation’ opportunity

Mon Jan 19 2015 - 16:27

20,000 new student voters registered ahead of Equal Marriage referendum

Campaign to get students registered to vote proves hugely successful

Wed Nov 26 2014 - 17:49

Young people praised for ‘courage, determination and a desire for a better Ireland’

Abbey Theatre conference hears label of ‘Generation Apathy’ is not deserved

Fri Nov 21 2014 - 01:00

Students hold pre-budget rally over cuts and housing crisis

Union predicts show of thousands including college staff and secondary school students

Wed Oct 08 2014 - 11:32

USI call for student supports to be maintained in Budget 2015

Union opposed to any graduate tax or student loan scheme for third level fees

Wed Sept 03 2014 - 22:01

Grounded: The stay at home student

Nearly a third of students live at home. How do parents and their students adapt to this new phase in their relationship? Are tensions inevitable and what’s the best approach?

Wed Aug 13 2014 - 00:00

Union of Students in Ireland calls for home-owners in Dublin to rent to students

New website has been set up to put students in contact with home-owners

Wed Aug 06 2014 - 01:01

USI urges Government intervention on student rent

Student chief warns rising rents and shortfall in accommodation will fuel dropout culture

Thu Jul 17 2014 - 16:56